What an eye-opening book. There were moments that it reminded me of books I've already read this year (The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs and 7 by Jen Hatmaker), but I thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the complexities of the bible that has always troubled me is this: While it is eternally truthful, you can find passages supporting your opinion of just about any issue out there...war or peace? slavery or freedom? grace or justice? One can find passages in the bible supporting the oppression of women, as well as passages encouraging women to use their gifts of leadership and teaching to further the Kingdom of God. You can probably tell by now which passages I give more weight to, much to the dismay of many Christians I know and call my friends. I encourage anyone that questions just what God's calling actually is for women to read RHE's take on it. You may totally disagree, or you may see things in a totally different light. The author spends a year trying to live as the Bible teaches that a women should.My faith doesn't really hold to the "Biblical womanhood" idea, as we are not Biblical literalists.I still found this book interesting, though, because my faith teaches a lot about "divine gender roles" that I don't completely agree with. Ultimately, the author discovered (as I think she knew all along) that "there is no such thing as biblical womanhood. the Bible does not present us with a single model for womanhood, and the notion that it contains a sort of one-size-fits-all formula for how to be a women of faith is a myth." and "Roles are not fixed. They are not static. roles come and go; they shift and they change. They are relative to our culture and subject to changing circumstances. It's not our roles that define us, but our character."
What do You think about De Deugdzame Huisvrouw (2013)?
I wish I could give this book 6 stars!!!!!
—IeshaK
